Anyone near Baltimore or DC has heard the "O" during the National Anthem. Many troops I have talked to don't find it offensive, but they are from the area. I was wondering what is the opinion from troops outside the area?
Personally, I think it is a way to show regional pride. The O is emphasized after the line about the flag still being there after the battle, so isn't it good to be enthusiastic that the flag was still flying?
Anyways I am curious to other opinions, especially of those with military service.
2007-01-10 14:09:35 · 2 answers · asked by charliec107 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I think that you need to look at it in a regular sentence (music and poetry does allow a certain amount of literary freedom to the writer to make things fit how they want them to).
Oh, say, can you see that the flag still waves?
I think that the 'O' is supposed to open a sentence as an attention getter, you also have to remember that the poem of Star-Spangled Banner was written during the War of 1812, and their mode of speech would have been very different from how we speak today. And besides the big 'o' (an orgasm), and the other 'o' (overstock.com logo), I really can't think of another use for the 'O', but that doens't really matter, does it?
2007-01-14 03:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The O always seems pretty pronounced to me, and I'm from Florida.
It only makes sense that the Baltimore region has a sense of pride, they are home to Fort McHenry, anyway. I see no reason why anyone would be offended, at all.
2007-01-10 22:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by parrotsandgrog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋